12 Supply Chain Acronyms You Should Actually Use
Supply chain acronyms are everywhere. They show up in emails, dashboards, meetings, and everyday conversations. As supply chain professionals, we want to learn them. But, knowing the definition...
12 Supply Chain Acronyms You Should Actually Use
Supply chain acronyms are everywhere. They show up in emails, dashboards, meetings, and everyday conversations. As supply chain...
The Fascinating and Overlooked Possibilities in Supply Chain
Most people don’t get supply chain. Even after COVID, supply chain remains a mystery. That’s why so many miss the fascinating possibilities it offers. I didn’t grow up wanting to be in supply...
New Excel vs Old Excel for Demand and Supply Planners
Excel is not dead. Okay, maybe the old Excel. Microsoft Excel has evolved and for demand and supply planners, this evolution translates into serious time savings, automation, and better...
S&OP vs. IBP: What’s the Difference and How to Move Forward
As businesses grow more complex and volatile, aligning operations with finance and strategy becomes fundamental. That’s where Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business...
Excel vs Power BI: Which One Wins in Supply Chain Planning?
Excel and Power BI are two of the most popular tools used by supply chain professionals today. While they’re both created by Microsoft, they serve very different purposes. Choosing the right tool...
Power Query (Excel) for Supply Chain Planning – For Beginners
Today’s Excel is NOT the Excel of the past. It has evolved, and one of its most powerful upgrades is Power Query. If you are a demand planner drowning in disconnected files, a supply planner...
How to Advance in your Supply Chain Planning Career
“What should I do to improve in my planning career?” That’s a question I receive often. And I get it. I’m the same way. We all strive to deliver better results and exceed expectations. While career...
21 Forecasting Techniques Every Demand Planner Should Know
As demand planners, we do something extraordinary: we predict the future. Forecasting is a blend of data, intuition, and business context. It’s both an art and a science. Choosing the right method...
Excel for Planners
Excel remains the most widely used planning tool. No one can argue with that. Even with advanced planning systems in place, Excel continues to be part of nearly every planner’s workflow. In fact,...
12 Inventory Parameters that Planners Cannot Miss
Inventory causes too many headaches in supply chain. No one escapes it. In my view, we will always experience some level of pain. That’s the reality. But, if we can ease the pain or reduce it to...
Excel vs Power BI for Supply Chain Planning
Who is winning in supply chain planning: Excel or Power BI? If we go by usage, Excel dominates. No question about it. Spreadsheets are everywhere: trackers, pivot tables, manual dashboards. But, if...
How to Segment Inventory (for Beginners)
Inventory is not created equal. Different inventory types require different actions. This is the idea behind segmentation. There is no point in creating a beautiful segmentation if we treat all...
How to do Scenario Planning Step-by-Step (for Beginners)
Today’s world screams for scenario planning. Think about tariffs, Covid, supply disruptions are examples of how dynamic the world has become. In my view, this doesn’t eliminate the need for...